401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Aware, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$28M
Total assets Below avg plan size
82
Participants Small participant base
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$339,762
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Aware, Inc. · Massachusetts · Professional & Technical Services

$28M in assets, 82 participants

Aware, Inc.'s Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan reported $28M in total assets and 82 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #15,952 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan sits by assets

Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $28M for 82 participants (~$339,762/participant), up 27.1% in 2023.

#15,952
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+27.1%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$27,860,492 Top 22% higher than 78% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan is a small filing (82 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $22M in the plan year 2022 filing to $28M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants fell from 87 in the plan year 2022 filing to 82 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 042911026 · Aware, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan · $28M · 82 · 78th

  • RANK $28M
  • PHOTO 82
  • IND 78th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near Scientific Certification Systems, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • ASSETS ind #15952

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN042911026
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Aware, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Aware, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$31M 42.29147686940128% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M 202220232024 $21.9M $31.2M ▲ +42.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 87 $22M
2023 1 82 $28M
2024 1 73 $31M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.027860492 · Participants: 82Aware Employee 401(k) Savings PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.649852331 · Participants: 62289Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.556596852 · Participants: 37052Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.829912863 · Participants: 14094Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.786107181 · Participants: 19881Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.779286156 · Participants: 19120Philips North America 401(k) Plan
Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Scientific Certification Systems, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA ($28M); by covered participants it is Healthy Back Brand Holdings 401(k) Plan in MD (82 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (82 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 27.1% during 2023, from $22M to $28M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Aware, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Aware, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 42.3%, from $22M to $31M.
Where does Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 78th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Scientific Certification Systems, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA ($28M, 259 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Aware Employee 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Healthy Back Brand Holdings 401(k) Plan in MD (82 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 042911026.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.